Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 (S.C. 2015, c. 36)

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Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1

S.C. 2015, c. 36

Assented to 2015-06-23

An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 21, 2015 and other measures

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

Short Title

Marginal note:Short title

1 This Act may be cited as the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1.

PART 1Amendments to the Income Tax Act and to Related Legislation

Income Tax Act

2 [Amendment]

3 [Amendment]

4 [Amendment]

5 [Amendment]

6 [Amendment]

7 [Amendments]

8 [Amendment]

9 [Amendment]

10 [Amendment]

11 [Amendment]

12 [Amendments]

13 [Amendment]

14 [Amendment]

15 [Amendment]

16 [Amendment]

17 [Amendment]

18 [Amendments]

19 [Amendment]

Income Tax Regulations

20 [Amendments]

21 [Amendment]

22 [Amendment]

23 [Amendments]

24 [Amendment]

25 [Amendment]

26 [Amendment]

Canada Pension Plan Regulations

27 [Amendments]

Insurable Earnings and Collection of Premiums Regulations

28 [Amendments]

PART 2Support for Families

DIVISION 1Income Tax Act

29 [Amendment]

30 [Amendment]

31 [Amendments]

32 [Amendment]

33 [Amendment]

34 [Amendment]

DIVISION 2Universal Child Care Benefit Act

Amendments to the Act

35 [Amendment]

36 [Amendment]

37 [Amendments]

Related Amendments to the Children’s Special Allowances Act

38 [Amendment]

39 [Amendment]

Coming into Force

Marginal note:July 1, 2015

40 This Division comes into force, or is deemed to have come into force, on July 1, 2015.

PART 3Various Measures

DIVISION 1Federal Balanced Budget Act

Enactment of Act

Marginal note:Enactment

41 The Federal Balanced Budget Act, whose text is as follows and whose schedule is set out in Schedule 1 to this Act, is enacted:

[See Federal Balanced Budget Act]

DIVISION 2Prevention of Terrorist Travel Act

Enactment of Act

Marginal note:Enactment

42 The Prevention of Terrorist Travel Act is enacted as follows:

[See Prevention of Terrorist Travel Act]

Related Amendment to the Canada Evidence Act

43 [Amendment]

DIVISION 3Intellectual Property

Industrial Design Act

44 [Amendment]

45 [Amendment]

46 [Amendment]

47 [Amendments]

48 [Amendment]

49 [Amendment]

Patent Act

50 [Amendment]

51 [Amendment]

52 [Amendment]

53 [Amendments]

54 [Amendment]

55 [Repealed before coming into force, 2017, c. 6, s. 136]

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56 [Amendment]

57 [Amendment]

58 [Amendments]

59 [Amendment]

60 [Repealed before coming into force, 2017, c. 6, s. 136]

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61 [Amendments]

62 [Amendments]

63 [Amendment]

64 [Amendment]

65 [Amendments]

Trade-marks Act

66 [Amendment]

67 [Amendment]

68 [Amendment]

69 (1) [Repealed before coming into force, 2015, c. 36, s. 70]
(2) [Repealed before coming into force, 2018, c. 27, s. 239]

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Coordinating Amendments

70 [Amendments]

71 [Amendments]

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Order in council — Industrial Design Act

72 Footnote ^*(1) Sections 44, 45 and 47 to 49 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, but that day must not be before the day on which sections 102 to 113 of the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2 come into force.
- Return to footnote ^*[Note: Sections 44, 45 and 47 to 49 in force November 5, 2018, see SI/2018-45.]
Marginal note:Order in council — Patent Act
Footnote ^*(2) Sections 50 to 53, 55 to 62, 64 and 65 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, but that day must not be before the day on which sections 114 to 141 of the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2 come into force.
- Return to footnote ^*[Note: Sections 50 to 53, 56 to 62, 64 and 65 in force October 30, 2019, see SI/2019-46.]
Marginal note:Order in council — Trade-marks Act
Footnote ^*(3) Section 67 and subsection 69(2) come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, but that day must not be before the day on which section 357 of the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1 comes into force.
- Return to footnote ^*[Note: Section 67 in force June 17, 2019, see SI/2018-100; subsection 69(2) repealed before coming into force, see 2018, c. 27, s. 239.]
Marginal note:Order in council — sections 46, 63 and 68
Footnote ^*(4) Sections 46, 63 and 68 come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
- Return to footnote ^*[Note: Section 46 in force November 5, 2018, see SI/2018-45; sections 63 and 68 in force November 5, 2018, see SI/2018-49.]
Marginal note:Twelve months after royal assent
Footnote ^*(5) Sections 54 and 66 come into force 12 months after the day on which this Act receives royal assent.
- Return to footnote ^*[Note: Sections 54 and 66 in force June 24, 2016.]
Marginal note:Subsection 69(1)
Footnote ^*(6) Subsection 69(1) comes into force on the first day on which both section 359 of the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1 and section 68 are in force.
- Return to footnote ^*[Note: Subsection 69(1) repealed before coming into force, see 2015, c. 36, s. 70.]

DIVISION 4Compassionate Care Leave and Benefits

Canada Labour Code

73 [Amendments]

Employment Insurance Act

74 [Amendments]

75 [Amendments]

76 [Amendment]

77 [Amendments]

78 [Amendments]

Transitional Provisions

79 [Transitional Provisions]

Coming into Force

Marginal note:January 3, 2016

80 This Division comes into force on January 3, 2016.

DIVISION 5Copyright Act

81 [Amendments]

82 [Related Provision]

DIVISION 6Export Development Act

Amendments to the Act

83 [Amendment]

84 [Amendments]

85 [Amendment]

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Order in council

Footnote ^*86 This Division comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

Return to footnote ^*[Note: Division 6 in force May 18, 2017, see SI/2017-27.]

DIVISION 7Canada Labour Code

Amendments to the Act

87 [Amendment]

88 [Amendment]

89 [Amendment]

90 [Amendment]

91 [Amendments]

92 [Amendments]

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Order in council

Footnote ^*93 The provisions of this Division come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

Return to footnote ^*[Note: Section 87 in force September 14, 2015, see SI/2015-78; sections 88 to 92 in force September 1, 2020, see SI/2020-49.]

DIVISION 8Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act

94 [Amendment]

95 [Amendment]

96 [Amendment]

DIVISION 9National Energy Board Act

97 [Amendments]

DIVISION 10Parliament of Canada Act

Amendments to the Act

98 [Amendment]

Transitional Provisions

99 [Transitional Provision]

100 [Transitional Provision]

101 [Transitional Provision]

102 [Transitional Provision]

103 [Transitional Provision]

104 [Transitional Provision]

105 [Transitional Provision]

106 [Transitional Provision]

107 [Transitional Provision]

108 [Transitional Provision]

109 [Transitional Provision]

110 [Transitional Provision]

111 [Transitional Provision]

112 [Transitional Provision]

113 [Transitional Provision]

114 [Transitional Provision]

115 [Transitional Provision]

116 [Transitional Provision]

117 [Transitional Provision]

118 [Transitional Provision]

119 [Transitional Provision]

120 [Transitional Provision]

121 [Transitional Provision]

122 [Transitional Provision]

Consequential Amendments

Canada Post Corporation Act

123 [Amendment]

Federal Courts Act

124 [Amendment]

Financial Administration Act

125 [Amendments]

Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act

126 [Amendment]

127 [Amendment]

128 [Amendment]

129 [Amendments]

130 [Amendments]

131 [Amendments]

132 [Amendments]

133 [Amendments]

134 [Amendment]

135 [Amendment]

Government Employees Compensation Act

136 [Amendment]

Public Service Superannuation Act

137 [Amendment]

Radiocommunication Act

138 [Amendments]

Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act

139 [Amendment]

140 [Amendment]

141 [Amendment]

142 [Amendment]

Non-smokers’ Health Act

143 [Amendment]

Official Languages Act

144 [Amendment]

145 [Amendment]

146 [Amendments]

147 [Amendment]

148 [Amendment]

149 [Amendment]

Public Sector Compensation Act

150 [Amendment]

Public Service Employment Act

151 [Amendment]

Expenditure Restraint Act

152 [Amendment]

DIVISION 11Employment Insurance Act

Amendments to the Act

153 [Amendment]

154 [Amendment]

155 [Amendment]

156 [Amendment]

157 [Amendment]

Transitional Provision

158 [Repealed, 2016, c. 7, s. 230]

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Consequential Amendments

Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act

159 [Amendment]

Budget Implementation Act, 2000

160 [Amendment]

DIVISION 12Canada Small Business Financing Act

161 [Amendment]

162 [Amendments]

163 [Amendment]

DIVISION 13Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

164 [Amendment]

165 [Amendment]

166 [Amendment]

DIVISION 14Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act

167 [Amendment]

DIVISION 15Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Amendments to the Act

168 [Amendment]

169 [Amendments]

170 [Amendment]

171 [Amendments]

172 [Amendment]

173 [Amendment]

174 [Amendment]

175 [Amendment]

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Order in council

176 Footnote ^*(1) Sections 168 and 170, subsection 171(2) and section 174 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
- Return to footnote ^*[Note: Sections 168 and 170, subsection 171(2) and section 174 in force July 31, 2018, see SI/2018-47.]
Marginal note:Order in council
Footnote ^*(2) Subsections 169(1) and (2) and 171(1) and (3) and sections 172, 173 and 175 come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
- Return to footnote ^*[Note: Subsections 169(1) and 171(1) and (3) and sections 172, 173 and 175 in force October 18, 2017, see SI/2017-58.]